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    Crag Announces Job Opening – Development Coordinator

    Posted on August 18, 2010 | No Comments
    DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR JOB DESCRIPTION: The Crag Law Center is a non-profit client-focused law center that supports community efforts to protect and sustain the Pacific Northwest’s natural legacy.  Crag promotes environmental conservation by providing professional legal representation to conservation groups, Native peoples, local governments, citizen groups...

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    Court Issues Landmark Ruling on Clean Water Act & Logging Roads

    Posted on August 17, 2010 | 4 Comments
    Appeals Court Issues Landmark Ruling on Stormwater and Logging Roads in the Tillamook State Forest The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a long-awaited decision on the Oregon Department of Forestry’s management of logging roads and stormwater in the Tillamook State Forest.  In the western...

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    Klamath National Forest Rescinds Controversial Mining Project

    Posted on August 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Gold prices recently skyrocketed, causing a corresponding increase in the number of claims for gold mines.  One such proposed mining project in the Klamath National Forest in northern California would have drawn significant amounts of water from McNeal Creek, a key watershed for federally protected...

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    Support Crag As You Paddle from Portland to Astoria!

    Posted on July 31, 2010 | No Comments
    Crag Law Center supporter Sam Drevo is offering a unique opportunity to support the Crag Law Center as part of this year’s Century Paddle from Portland to Astoria. The Century Paddle is a fully-supported kayaking excursion that will start on Monday, August 30, 2010 at...

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    Neighbors Hail Ruling Protecting Oregon Farm and Forestland

    Posted on July 20, 2010 | 2 Comments
    In a decision issued today, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals took a big step to preserve Oregon farm and forest lands from large developments proposed under former Measure 37 claims. The Court reversed an Oregon District Court decision that found that Measure 37 waivers...

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    Donate Your Old Car to Support Crag’s Work

    Posted on July 20, 2010 | No Comments
    The Crag Law Center provides high quality legal representation to under-served citizen activists and groups with compatible missions.  In addition, we educate citizen activists, groups and the public about local, state, federal and international laws that govern natural resource and environmental management. The Crag Law...

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    Too Much, Too Fast, Too Risky

    Posted on June 23, 2010 | No Comments
    Fishing and Conservation Groups Challenge State Forester Marvin Brown’s Proposal to Increase Clearcutting on Your Coastal Rainforests. Damage to Salmon, Lack of Science On April 22, 2010, the Board of Forestry voted 5 to 2 to open your Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests to increased...

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    Trout on the Wind Premiere Draws Big Crowd

    Posted on May 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Trout Creek is located just north of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Washington State.  The creek flows south through the Gifford Pinchot National to the Columbia River about an hour and a half drive east of Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington.  Over...

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    Help Pick the Films for our 3rd Annual SYRCL Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival!

    Posted on April 29, 2010 | No Comments
    Crag and Hood River Valley Residents Committee will host our 3rd annual SYRCL Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Thursday, August 26th and Friday, August 27th at the Springhouse Cellar in Hood River.  This year, we’ll let you decide what films we highlight.  To...

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    Crag Argues Two Key Cases In Oregon Court of Appeals

    Posted on January 21, 2010 | No Comments
    In early January, Crag Law Center Staff Attorney Ralph Bloemers, argued two key cases before the Oregon Court of Appeals.  Both of the cases involve the continuing legality of two subdivisions that were proposed to be developed under Oregon’s controversial ballot Measure 37.   As many Oregonians...

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